Direction to appoint Cooperative Energy as electricity supplier of last resort
Licence revocation
Publication date
LAST RESORT SUPPLY DIRECTION
Direction made by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority under standard condition 8 of the electricity supply licence granted or treated as granted under section 6(1)(d) of the Electricity Act 1989 to Co-operative Energy Limited
To: Co-operative Energy Limited (Company Number 06993470)
Whereas:
(A) The Gas And Electricity Markets Authority ("the Authority") has the principal objective under section 3A(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 ("the Act") to protect the interests of consumers in relation to electricity conveyed by distribution systems or transmission systems.
(B) The Authority’s general duties include the duty under section 3A(2)(a) of the Act to have regard to the need to secure that all reasonable demands for electricity are met.
(C) Circumstances have arisen which entitle the Authority to revoke the licence of GB Energy Supply Ltd (company registration number 8500842) ("GB Energy").
(D) Co-operative Energy Limited ("the Licensee") is the holder of an electricity supply licence ("the Licence") granted or treated as granted under section 6(1)(d) of the Act.
(E) The Authority has the power under paragraph 1 of standard condition 8 ("the Condition") of the electricity supply licence ("the Licence") to direct the Licensee to supply electricity to the customers of another electricity supplier.
(F) The Authority considers that the Licensee could comply with a last resort supply direction in respect of customers of GB Energy without significantly prejudicing its ability to continue to supply its existing customers and to fulfil its contractual obligations for the supply of electricity.
(G) The Authority considers it is appropriate to exercise its power under the Condition in order to protect the interests of consumers and will, in due course, separately issue and publish a notice setting out its reasons for this decision in accordance with section 49A(1)(C) of the Act.
Therefore:
Pursuant to the Condition of the Licence, the Authority hereby directs the Licensee to supply electricity to all legal and natural persons which were being supplied by GB Energy in its capacity as a licensed electricity supplier at the time and date which immediately precedes the time and date this direction takes effect ("Relevant Persons"), and otherwise in accordance with the terms of this direction, the terms of the Condition and any information or instructions which may be provided by the Authority for the purposes of identifying Relevant Persons.
This direction shall take effect on and from 00:01 hours on 30 November and shall continue in force for a period of six months on and from the date on which this direction takes effect.
Signed
Rob Salter Church
Authorised on behalf of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
Dated 28 November 2016